Umbrella.



c. A.' PARKER.

UMBRELLA.

APPLIGATION FILED MAB. 5, 19,12.

Patented Aug. 20, 1.912.

` NVNTOR -l To all 'whom t may concern:

of an umbrella embodying my invention;`

unirsi) sfrafrnsrarnur ornion.

CHARLES AUSTIN PARKER, OF RENO, NEVADA.

UMBRELLA.l

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. PARKER a citizen of the United States, residing at Reno, in the county of Washoe and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to umbrellas and has for its object the provision vof an umbrella so constructedthat it will extend over the shoulders and body of the person carrying it and give thorough protection against inclement weather.

A further object of the invention is to provide an umbrella which will have less spread than the umbrellas now in common use while affording greater protection to the person.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be herein fully described,the novel features being subsequently particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view Fig. 2l is ay front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional elevation of a portion of the frame; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the frame with the cover removed; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view of one of the lower side braces.

In carrying out my invention, I employ an umbrella stick 1 which is slightly longer than those now generally employed and isy attached tothe braces `to hold their adjusted positions.

equipped with a handle 2 which may be of any configuration or ornamental finish.

Adjacent the upper end of the stick is se-v is open for use as will be understood on reference to Figs. 1 and 2. The textilecover consists of a top 7 ofvrectangular outline and sides 8 secured to and depending from the edges of the top, the seams between meeting edges of the sides corresponding in position to the lower rib members 5 when the umbrella is in use. The front side of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 2o, 1912.

i Application led March 5, 1912. Serial No. 681,840.

carries a depending sleevev or thimble 13- equipped, with a cam lever or latch 14 which, by being swung toward the jsti'ck, will cause the end of the thimble to engage a shoulder 15 on'the stick and thereby sup'- port the runner init's r'ais'ed'positiio.- When the latch is released, the runners may drop along .the stick and the ribs will then swing down to and against the stick and cause the cover to collapse against the same. maintain the lower ends of the ribs in their proper spaced positions while the umbrella vis 1n use, I provide the foldable braces 16 which extend along the lower edges of the back and sides of the cover and are pivoted at their ends to ythe ribs, as indicated at 17 the braces consisting of two members hinged together at their meeting ends as at 17. To hold-these braces in their extended'psitions and the cover spread, buttons 18 are provided on the cover and cords or similar fastenings 19 are engaged over the buttons and the parts in The advantages of the device are thought to be clear. When it is not in use, the umbrella may beI folded into a compact form as are umbrellas of ordinary type, and when in use the umbrella will t over andarouud the shoulders of the user so as to afford complete protect-ion from the weather while, at the same time, it will not project laterally foo to the same extent as the umbrellas in common use and will not, therefore, interfere with progress on a crowded thoroughfare or passage through doors or openings of y ordinary width. The ribs 'are not warped in use but the upper rib'members extend umbrella may be carried through a crowd Iit will have suiii'cient spread to cover the lLetters Patent is l. An umbrella comprising a stick,- ribs connected therewith and having pendent sections adapted to extend substantially parallel with the stick, a cover supported by the ribs, .foldable braces between the lower ends of some of the ribs, and meansconnect-ing said cover to said braces for holding the braces extended. l

2. An umbrella comprising a stick, ribs connected therewith and having pendent sections adapted to eXt-end substantially parallel with the stick, a cover supported by the ribs, foldable braces between the lowerends of some of the ribs, buttons on the cover at the lower end thereof and fasltening devices attached to said braces and i runner mounted on the stick, stretchers connecting said runners with the pendent sections, an upper runner resting on the lower runner,'stretchers connect-ing the upper runner with said ribs, foldable braces between the lower ends of some of the pendent sections, and means connecting said cover to said braces for holding said braces extended.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to" this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. l

CHARLES AUSTlN PARKER. Witnesses l JAS. A.- DAVIS, R. HorvREsoN. 

